Five die in Alabama accidents including Birmingham girl
Five persons perished in Alabama on Thursday. A 2 year old Birmingham girl Cindy L Doss drowned after entering a neighbor's plastic pool. A 19 year old Montgomery man Oscar Johnson died in a water filled gravel pit. Highway Patrol listed Ed Jones 81 of Daphne Ola Lynch 77 of Spartanburg SC and William A Faust II 30 of Oneonta among traffic deaths. A court ruled no malice in Harrison Salisbury Birmingham racial story from 1960.
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Birmingham
Alabama
J. O. Butler
Cindy Lynette Doss
Montgomery
Oscar Johnson
Highway Patrol
Ed Jones
Daphne
Ola Lynch
Spartanburg
S.C
William A. Faust II
Oneonta
Times Wins Libel Appeal Over Connor Case Reversed
The U S Court of Appeals reversed a 40 000 libel verdict against the New York Times in favor of the paper praising its reporting. The 2 1 decision cited no minimum contacts with Alabama. Alabama politicians advance presidential succession amendment in Montgomery. Civil rights groups lose bid to delay Alabama county farmer committeemen election slated for August 16 in Washington.
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New Orleans
New York Times
Birmingham
Eugene (Bull) Connor
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
The
Times
Seybourn H. Lynne
Alabama
Lynne
Elbert P. Tuttle
Circuit Court
Homer Thornberry
Washington
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Orville Freeman
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Alabama Time Law Faces Indefinite Senate Delay
A Senate committee put off indefinitely a bill to keep Alabama on Standard Time next year. A parallel bill awaits House action with a Conservation Committee public hearing planned next Tuesday. Senator Walter Givhan of Dallas County sponsored the measure and requested the delay.
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Montgomery
Senate
Alabama
House
Conservation Committee
Walter Givhan
Dallas County
Judiciary Committee
Draft calls rise as Rivers delays hearings on draft study
The House Armed Services Committee deferred further hearings on the Selective Service System until early next year. The Defense Department set October draft calls at 46,200, the highest since the Korean War, and raised September calls from 31,300 to 37,300 due to reduced Army enlistments. Maureen Cleave defended Lennon’s remarks on Beatle knowledge versus Christ. Gisele MacKenzie wins a divorce from Rob Swattleworth, receives the Encino home and $10,000 settlement.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Defense Department
Pentagon
More federal examiners urged after Southern voter gains
The Southern Regional Council cites voter registration statistics as showing a clear need for more federal examiners in Southern states. SRC officials report a 16 percent rise in Negro registration in the first full year of the Voting Rights Act across six Southern states.
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Atlanta
Southern Regional Council
Ooter Education Project
SRC
Britain plans 200 station commercial radio network
International London reports the British government plans to authorize a 200‑station commercial radio network to replace pirate stations, awaiting Cabinet approval and facing Labor opposition. BBC remains sole legal broadcaster funded by listener licenses. Spain bans all British military flights through its airspace effective Thursday, blocking NATO bound flights to Gibraltar. Moscow decrees up to one year jail for foreigners who maliciously violate travel rules, detailing offenses but not clarifying maliciousness.
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London
Labor Party
Britain
British Broadcasting Corp
Spain
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Gibraltar
NATO
Moscow
Soviet Legal Bulletin
River and Weather Summary for Decatur Area Week Ahead
Decatur Tennessee River readings at Keller Memorial Bridge show 21.18 feet at sea level 555.48. TVA lake stages Guntersville Whitesburg Wilson Pickwick Wheeler Chickamauga listed. High yesterday 84 F, low 67 F. Today 80 F at 10 am, no rain in past 24 hours. Tonight fair to partly cloudy mild. Saturday partly cloudy warm with risk of scattered thunderstorms winds 4 to 12 mph. High 84 to 87 F, low 66 F.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Pickwick
Wheeler
Chickamauga
Obituaries for Charlie Downs and Loretta Griggs
Charlie Downs aged about 60 former Decatur resident died Wednesday evening in Montgomery from an apparent heart attack. Higgins Funeral Home Fayetteville Tennessee will hold the body in state until funeral. Loretta Ann Griggs 32 of Decatur died Thursday morning. Services Saturday at 10 am at St Ann's Church with Guntharp Chapel Rosary Friday at 8 pm. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery Guntharp Funeral Home directing. Survivors include Jerry Griggs two daughters Terry Jean and Monica both of Decatur a son Steven Travis and parents Mr and Mrs John Travis of Madison. Two brothers John Wayne Travis of Decatur Ronald Eugene Travis of Athens a sister Angela Lynn Travis of Madison and grandmother Mrs Ema Price of Birmingham.
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Charlie E. Downs
Decatur
Montgomery
Higgins
Fayetteville
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Guntharp Chapel
John M. Horgan
Roselawn
Guntharp Funeral Home
Jerry Griggs
Terry Jean Griggs
Monica Griggs
Steven Griggs
John Travis
Madison
John Wayne Travis
Ronald Eugene Travis
Athens
Angela Lynn Travis
Ema Price
Birmingham
Sims Sign Service erects sign and Julia Sandlin demolishes
Daily Records notes Sims Sign Service at 1502 W Moulton St. erects a sign with a $2500 cost and Julia Sandlin at 701 9th St SE demolishes a building for $15. Police docket lists speeding and intoxication counts along with multiple traffic violations. Local births recorded at Decatur General and Cullman Hospitals include several daughters and sons to local families.
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Sims Sign Service
Moulton St
Julia Sandlin
9Th St
Sailor officer accused of currency violations in Saigon
Seven specifications against Captain Kuntze include currency violations and misappropriation of government funds. He was relieved of command on May 17 as his unit Saigon headquarters support activity was deactivated and its duties moved to the Army while investigation proceeds.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Navy
Army
Kuntze
Six Granted Probation In Morgan
Circuit Judge James N Bloodworth granted probation to six defendants and continued or denied others in a Morgan County session. Defendants included Junior Culver pleading guilty to liquor transport with two years suspended and four years probation, and Robert Chapman Jr receiving two years probation after a year and a day jail term for manufacturing and possession of illegal whiskey.
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James N. Bloodworth
Junior Culver
Moulton
Talucah
Robert Chapman Jr
Chapman
Willie James Jones
Decatur
Newton B. Powell
Bloodworth
Jones
Slakeside High School
John P. Wright
Danville
William Henry Garner
Roosevelt Hendricks
Hartselle
Ralph Lee Bond
Larry Hagamaker
Johnny Butler
E. C. Patton Jr
Bond
Decatur 2
Hagamaker
Courtland
Patton
Wallace
Robert Steelman
Hartselle Area
Billy Ray Helms
Bloodwearth
Decatur John B Cole Named United Fund Campaign Chairman
Chemstrand manufacturing manager John B Cole of Decatur will chair the major industries division of the Morgan County United Fund Campaign. A Virginia Military Institute civil engineering graduate, Cole has long United Campaign experience including a Pensacola chairmanship. He served in World War II and remains a retired Air Force Reserve major. He and his wife Dorothy and their two daughters recently moved to Cherokee Lane.
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John B
Jack) Cole
Chemstrand Co
Morgan County United Fund
Kermit Pitt
United Campaign
Jack Cole
United
United Way
Cole
Decatur
Chemstrand
Pensacola
Columbus
Virginia Military Institute
National Carbon Co
Fostoria
Ohio
Air Force Reserve
Rotary Club
American Association of Textile Technology
Dorothy
Cherokee Lane
Auburn Honors Local Students Phi Kappa Phi Members
Auburn University announces 17 undergraduates including Gary W. Gross of Athens and Marlin D. Logan of Decatur named in Phi Kappa Phi top honorary society. They join graduates earning master or doctoral degrees in August with a summer initiation banquet on August 16 for those in the top five percent of their classes.
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Decatur and
Athens
Auburn University
Phi Kappa Phi
Gary W. Gross
Marlin D. Logan
Decatur
North Alabama NANAA to Hold Final Joint Session
Officers and directors of the North Alabama Chapter of the National Association of Accountants meet Monday at the Downtowner Restaurant for a final joint session with the Muscle Shoals chapter. After August’s meeting, the North Alabama and Muscle Shoals chapters will hold separate meetings to address issues from the Tri Cities split from Decatur Huntsville.
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North Alabama
National Association of Accountants
Ten
Muscle Shoals
Tri-Cities
Decatur-Huntsville
Twenty join Regular Army from four counties in July
Nineteen men and one woman from Morgan Lawrence Limestone and Lauderdale counties enlisted in the Regular Army during July, per SFC James Silver of Decatur Army Recruiter. Names include Bonnie Lee Martin and Wayne A. Spoon among others.
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Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
Lauderdale
SFC
James Silver
Decatur
U.S. Army
Bonnie Lee Martin
Hartseller
Wayne A. Spoon
Floyd Ray McNutt
John Madison South
Paul H. Floyd
James R. Cordell
Robert D
Decatur officials urged to return election service cards
Aug 16 city election officials were urged to return service eligibility cards. City Clerk Florence Adams said notices were mailed but not returned. Vacancies will be filled. a Monday 2 p.m. school of instruction for election officials is set in the Morgan County Courthouse basement.
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Florence Adams
Morgan County
Fort Worth Woman Injured in Alabama Highway Crash
Patrol logs report Patricia Coker, 40, of Fort Worth Texas, injured in a one car wreck on Alabama 69 about 18 miles south of Cullman. The 1964 Chevrolet she drove rolled over around 6:50 a.m. and she was admitted to Cullman Hospital.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Cullman Hospital
Cullman
Alabama
Patricia Coker
Burglar hits Southern Sash in night break‑in
Detectives Det. Lt. EF. C. Bowman and Det. David Smith report entry gained by breaking a lock on the north door of Southern Sash. Thieves took about $17 in cash from a coffee and a soft drink machine and seized three Skilsaws, two drills, a sabre saw, a shockproof drill, a router, and a single‑blade ax.
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Southern Sash
EF. C. Bowman
David Smith
Youth driver suffers minor injuries after rollover crash
James Allen Pittman of Hartselle 3, 21, escaped serious injury when his 1962 Ford overturned on Old Moulton Road after brakes failed on a left turn from Moulton Street. He suffered a cut over the right eye but required no treatment.
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James Allen Pittman
Hartselle 3
Moulton Rd
Pittman
Moulton St
Boat paddles found in front yard at Travis Earwood home
A set of boat paddles was found yesterday in the front yard of the Travis Earwood residence at 2205 Pennylane SE. Mrs. Earwood told police she discovered the paddles early in the morning.
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Travis Earwood
Pennylane SE
Sailor transferred from Saigon to San Francisco HQ
A sailor who had been in Saigon was moved to the headquarters of the 12th Naval District in San Francisco on July 6. Officials said he was not detained or arrested. A three-man board, appointed by Rear Adm. Norvell G. Ward, conducted a two month investigation into the case.
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Saigon
12Th Naval District
San Francisco
Adm. Norvell G. Ward
U.S. Naval Forces
Viet Nam
Decatur Curb Market Opens Saturday Morning Sale
The Decatur Curb Market at 1st Ave SE and Grant St will run from 6 to 11 a.m. Saturday with items including green beans butter beans peas okra squash cabbage tomatoes white corn pepper cantaloupes watermelons cucumbers milk and butter. Mr and Mrs Garden Club host a combined workshop and annual picnic Saturday with the workshop at Eastwood School at 4 p.m. and the picnic at 6:30 p.m. at 2009 Woodmont Dr SE the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Bradford.
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Decatur
1St Ave
Grant St
Eastwood School
Charles Bradford
Woodmont Dr. SE
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